The Frog Collection

Samples from The Frog Collection

Senor el Coqui
Senor El Coqui
I Like to Jump
I Like to Jump So High
Here the Lively Song
Hear the Lively Song
Mommy Train
Mommy Train

The Frog Collection

Produced by: Rob Sayer for The Music Class Inc.
Arrangements: All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.
Note: * indicates virtual instruments.

Track list

1. I'm So Happy

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer

2. I Like to Jump So High

Composer: Traditional Caribbean melody “There’s a Brown Girl in the Ring”. New lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer

3. Hear the Lively Song

Composer: Traditional. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain
Ribbits — Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Guiro — Rob Sayer

4. Mommy Train

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus

Vocalists

Berné Poliakoff

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Bass — Ramon Pooser

5. I Have a Doll

Composer: Traditional song from Mozambique. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Andrea Restrepo, age 5
Raina Sayer, age 8
Breanna Stein, age 8

Instrumentalists

Conga drums — Butch Sievers

6. I Have a Doll Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8

7. I'm Going to the Zoo

Composer: Traditional melody adapted and with new lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Kim Chamberlain
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Egg shaker — Butch Sievers
Bass — Ramon Pooser

8. Laundry Time

Composer: Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Bowen Hoadley
Daniel Rousey, age 5
David Wetzel

Instrumentalists

Whistle — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Drums — Larry Eagle

9. Three Little Ducks

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Banjo — Frank Hamilton
Guitar — Eddie Rubin

10. Sing and Play

Composer: Melody is a combination of two traditional children’s songs. Adapted and new lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Alysa David, age 5
Wendy Melkonian
Scott Miller
Andrea Restrepo, age 5
Brian Sayer, age 1
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Eddie Rubin
Egg shaker — Butch Sievers

11. Sing and Play Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Raina Sayer, age 8

12. Hot Hot Hot Hot

Composer: Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Melinda Atkinson

Instrumentalists

Egg shaker — Butch Sievers
Gourd (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Claps — Rob Sayer

13. Hot Hot Hot Hot Rhythm Patterns

Vocalists

Melinda Atkinson
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Egg shaker — Butch Sievers
Gourd (virtual) — Rob Sayer
Claps — Rob Sayer

14. La, La, La

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton
Mary Hamilton

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Sticks — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

15. Doumbek

Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton

Instrumentalists

Doumbek — Butch Sievers
Zils — Butch Sievers

16. Golden Slumbers

Composer: Traditional English lullaby adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian

Instrumentalists

Guitar — Eddie Rubin

17. Señor El Coqui

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Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Frank Hamilton

Instrumentalists

Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Trombone — Eric Alexander
Afuche — Butch Sievers
Tamborim — Butch Sievers
Guitar — Frank Hamilton
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

18. Bed in Summer

Composer: Robert Louis Stevenson. From “A Child’s Garden of Verses”

Vocalists

Jennifer Cohen

19. Baa Baa Black Sheep with Mozart

Composer: Traditional lyrics. New melody by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Brian Sayer, age 3
Naomi Cohen, age 5

Instrumentalists

Piano — (performer not listed on page)

20. The Noble Duke of York

Composer: Traditional lyrics. New melody by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Andrea Restrepo, age 5
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Trombone — Eric Alexander
Snare drum — Butch Sievers
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

21. Looby Loo

Composer: Traditional. Adapted by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

Instrumentalists

Bells — Rob Sayer
Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass (virtual) — Rob Sayer

22. Looby Loo Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

23. When We're Drawing Together

Composer: Frank and Mary Hamilton

Vocalists

Scott Miller
Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Clap — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Eddie Rubin

24. It Rained a Mist

Composer: Traditional lyrics. Additional lyrics and new melody by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain

Instrumentalists

Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Guitar — Eddie Rubin

25. It Rained a Mist Tonal Patterns

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain

26. Lizard Blues

Composer: Raina Sayer, age 8

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8

Instrumentalists

Piano — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Drums (virtual) — Rob Sayer

27. This Little Cow Eats Grass

Composer: Traditional

Vocalists

Rob Sayer

28. This Little Cow Eats Grass Rhythm

Vocalists

Raina Sayer, age 8
Rob Sayer

29. Fooffti Fu

Composer: Based on traditional Russian song “The Hedgehog Song”

Vocalists

Amy Simon

Instrumentalists

Clarinet — Kim Chamberlain
Accordion — Rob Sayer
Bass — Rob Sayer
Tambourine (virtual) — Rob Sayer

30. Aba Daba Honeymoon

Composer: Arthur Fields and Walter Donovan (1914). Arranged by Cynthia Sayer

Instrumentalists

Banjo — Cynthia Sayer
Guitar — Bucky Pizzarelli
Trumpet — Rob Sayer
Bass — Greg Cohen
Drums — Joe Ascione

31. Go to Sleep

Composer: Melody from Anton Dvorak’s Largo from The New World Symphony. Lyrics by Rob Sayer

Vocalists

Kim Chamberlain

Instrumentalists

Flute — Anna Ayres Smith
Bass — Ramon Pooser

32. See You Next Time

Composer: Rob Sayer; Michele Marcus; Raina Sayer

Vocalists

Wendy Melkonian
Rob Sayer
Raina Sayer, age 9

Instrumentalists

Flugelhorn — Rob Sayer
Egg shaker — Rob Sayer
Steel pans — Chris Colaneri
Bass — Rob Sayer
Guitar — Rob Sayer
Steel pans (virtual) — Rob Sayer

* Virtual instruments

Engineer: Aristides Ioannides. Illustrator: Seth Benator. Art Director: Judy McCabe Smith.
All arrangements by Rob Sayer unless otherwise noted.